Last Chance to Enter Tiki Mug Competition!

Brown Forman is giving you the chance to achieve immortality by being the brains behind their latest Appleton Estate Rum God Tiki Mug design. “We want to give you, Australian bartenders, fans of Tiki and lovers of Appleton Estate Rum, your chance to become etched in history by creating your own piece of Tiki immortality and designing the 2011 Appleton Estate Rum God Mug,” states Darren West, Innovation and Agency Brand Manager for Brown Forman.

INTRODUCING: Andrew Knox

This month Bartender introduces bartender Andrew Know from Papa Goose Restaurant and Bar, Melbourne.

Sake Restaurant & Bar, Brisbane

Having opened for friends and family in late November, Brisbane’s own Sake Restaurant & Bar opened its doors to the general public just in time for the Christmas rush. Serving up contemporary Japanese cuisine at the Eagle Street Pier venue, the team looks set to take charge in the same style as they have done in Sydney.

Chill Your Whisky

Whisky rocks – we all know that, and now there is a product to suit this fantastic drink. The Teroforma Whisky Stones are designed to be kept in the fridge or freezer and then dropped into your favourite tipple.

Drink Historic Rum

Take advantage of the favorable exchange rate and grab a piece of history. The last…

The Most Influential List Party and Top 10 Announcement

To celebrate the release of the 2011 Bartender Magazine Most Influential List (see the March issue of Bartender magazine out later this week) we’ve decided that it’s high time we threw an industry shindig. Set for Monday 11 April, the do will celebrate our Top 50 industry heroes as well as give us the opportunity to announce the Top 10 most influential personalities for 2011 as voted for by you.

Islay: The Queen of the Hebrides

Islay is a place of romance, of deafening silence, biting winds and of course…all things whisky. As part of the inner Hebrides it clings to the waist of Scotland and clambers for notoriety as a destination spot.

Brisbane’s Bar Histories

While many Brisbane venues are in the midst of rebuilding, it could be a great time to walk down memory lane and recall names like; Whispers, Tony’s, Princes, or Beat Nightclub. Do they ring a bell?

Parched March in Full Swing

Parched March, Sydney’s only month long celebration of bars and drinks is off to a flying start in 2011. The charity bar odyssey has upped the ante this year by finding all new ways for bars and punters alike to get involved, and the press has been paying attention. The idea has been embraced by the blogging community and mainstream press alike being featured in Sun Herald’s S section, Mx, Nine to Five magazine, The Agenda Daily, as well as 2SER and FBI radio

Iconic Spirits’ New Product Range

Iconic Spirits is supplying bartenders Australia wide with some new products of high quality and great pedigree. Giffard’s premium French liqueurs are perfect for the savvy bartender.

Time to Vino

The well heeled Sydney wine venue, Time to Vino, has moved itself a little bit closer to the action and co-owner Clint Hillary says of the new lease on life; “we have certainly grown up and are looking forward to bring a real ‘adult bar’ to Sydney’s wine scene”.